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N-SECONDARY-BUTYL ALCOHOL

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
domestic
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
oily

A sharp, pungent alcoholic-solvent odor reminiscent of rubbing alcohol with a faint winey, fermented undertone. Not a perfumery odorant in the classical sense — used more as a solvent or trace fusel-note component than as a fragrance ingredient.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
4 / 10
Tenacity
1 / 10
Volatility
10 / 10
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chemicals · No. 391

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 169.

oilyvinoussweet
MW
74.12
BP
99.5°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.81
Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Colorless liquid.

Solubility

Soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and oils.

Odor

Oily-vinous odor, sweeter than that of the n-primary-Butanol, and not as fusel-oil-like.

Production

Produced by hydrogenation of methyl ethyl ketone, or directly from petroleum gases, by hydration of butylene.

Identity
Aliases · 4
2-Butanol2-HydroxybutaneButylene hydratemethyl ethyl carbinol
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